Mid 19th C. Grain Painted Box (Eyes and Arches) handmade brass form but over time that blush

but over time that blush turned to near black

with pencil sketching underneath

with no chips or cracks or damage of any sort that I can see

which I love both for how nicely it is carved

Mid 19th C. Grain Painted Box (Eyes and Arches) handmade brass form but over time that blushI've become deeply enamored with 19th century paint decorated boxes, grain painted especially, and think this one, c. 1850s and made of pine, I believe, is really a beauty. A sort of mustardy yellow with a darker pigmented shade over top applied through a combination of freehand brush strokes and comb application. I love the long, gently arching lines across the front, like a rainbow, and then what look like eyes split right down the middle on the